Employee Communications Director

Job Description

Agilent is seeking an experienced Employee Communications Director to lead our global internal-communications strategy in a dynamic and evolving life-sciences, applied markets, and diagnostics company.

Reporting directly to the Vice President of Enterprise Communications, this leader will drive global internal-communications efforts that ensure consistent messaging across all internal platforms to inform, inspire, and motivate employees around the world — and that are consistent with Agilent’s goals and values.

The ideal candidate will have a Growth Mindset and drive broad, global internal-communications strategies through a complex enterprise-wide transformation.

As a member of the Enterprise Communications Leadership Team, the Employee Communications Director will be accountable for broad, global employee communications and work closely with the CHRO on projects and programs while leading a team.

This leader will play a critical role in ensuring Agilent is effectively telling its story internally.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive internal-communications strategy that aligns with the company’s mission, values, and growth goals.
• Develop and drive consistent employee messaging to inform, inspire, and motivate employees around the world.
• Collaboratively work with the Business and Organization Communications team to develop internal communications, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with corporate objectives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally on communications projects and programs, including important business updates, quarterly results, as well as customer and employee stories.
• Develop targeted communication plans, ensuring clear, consistent messaging.
• Work cross-functionally with senior leaders to anticipate change impacts and tailor communications to meet the needs of internal audiences.
• Develop annual ESG communications, collaborating with relevant departments to accurately report on our sustainability, social responsibility, and governance initiatives to convey Agilent’s commitment to responsible and ethical practices.
• Develop crisis-communication strategy to ensure readiness for potential issues swiftly and effectively.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic and Growth-oriented: Consistently seeks new opportunities to enhance messaging and reach.
• Adaptable and Resilient: Thrives in dynamic environments and is comfortable with ambiguity and change.
• Collaborative Influencer: Skilled at building relationships and aligning cross-functional teams around common goals.
• Results-driven Leader: Sets and achieves ambitious targets for internal-communications impact and engagement.
• Demonstrates Composure: Able to stay calm and in control of oneself with a presence that positively affects others.
• Highly Perceptive to Group Dynamics: Understands unspoken dynamics and nuances.

Leadership Expectations

• Create Clarity: Synthesize the complex for others.
• Generate Energy: Inspire optimism and growth across the company.
• Deliver Success: Be limitless and globally minded to make things happen.
• Demonstrate Presence: Exhibit self-awareness and a leadership presence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in internal communications, with at least 3 years in a leadership role within life sciences, applied markets, or diagnostics sectors.
• Proven experience in building and driving internal-communications programs — ideally within complex, highly matrixed organizations that are continuously changing.
• Demonstrated expertise in building and executing global internal-communications strategies that inform, inspire, and motivate diverse employee audiences.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to distill complex information into compelling messages for internal audiences.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with a collaborative approach and ability to influence across functions and levels.

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least March 13, 2026 or until the job is no longer posted.

The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $150,000.00 - $281,250.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determin